Minnesota Humanities Center
  • Canceled Staples – Social Studies Standards: Inquiry & Interdisciplinary Shifts

    Sourcewell 202 12th Street NE, Staples, MN, United States

    The Social Studies Standards Workshop is a two-day workshop series designed to equip K–8 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards by the 2026–27 school year.

    $125
  • Empire – Learning from Place: Watt Munisotaram (Cambodian Temple)

    Watt Munisotaram 2925 220th St E, Empire, United States

    This Learning from Place experience invites participants to explore Watt Munisotaram, the largest Cambodian Buddhist temple in the United States, located in the countryside of Empire, Minnesota. Participants will engage with the temple as a living cultural and spiritual site, learning directly from community members, monks, and the landscape itself.

    $35
  • Montevideo – Sketches of Minnesota

    Montevideo American Legion Post #59 613 Legion Dr, Montevideo, MN, United States

    Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Montevideo community for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!

    Free
  • Moorhead – The Declaration of Independence and Liberty, Then and Now: A Community Conversation

    Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County 202 First Ave N, Moorhead, United States

    Join us at the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County for a community conversation in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. This conversation, “The Declaration of Independence and Liberty, Then and Now” brings community members together to reflect upon the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the importance […]

    Free
  • Rochester – Headscarf Story Circle Gathering

    Assisi Heights Spirituality Center 1001 14th St NW, Rochester, United States

    The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle – a series of offerings that recognize the strength and resiliency of women.

    Free
  • Canceled North Mankato – Social Studies Standards Workshop Series

    South Central Services Cooperative 2075 Lookout Drive, North Mankato, United States

    This two-day workshop series (July 29 and August 17, 2026) is designed to equip K–12 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards for the 2026–27 school year.

    $200
  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Africa Plaza

    Little Africa Plaza 678 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul, United States

    Minnesota is home to a vibrant and growing African diaspora representing many countries, languages, and cultural traditions. In St. Paul, Little Africa has emerged as a cultural corridor where this diversity is expressed and rooted through entrepreneurship, community leadership, art, and food.

    $35
  • St. Paul – Voices Forward: Teen Poets Imagine the Future

    Bell Museum 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, St. Paul, United States

    Join us for an evening of teen poetry with Voices Forward at the Bell Museum. Voices Forward is a poetry and public humanities project for emerging poets (ages 13-19) from across Minnesota.

    Free
  • St. Paul – Summer on the Lawn: Pickup Truck Opera

    Minnesota Humanities Event Center 987 Ivy Avenue East, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    Join us for Mixed Precipitation’s presentation of “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Future meets past as a traveling poet encounters ghosts, robots, magicians, and shape-shifting demons in pursuit of love and creativity! This contemporary music mashup features 90’s grunge, R&B, and opera classics.

    Free